Historical Events of November 16(Part-IV)

• 1933 Roosevelt establishes diplomatic relations with USSR
• 1935 Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's musical "Jumbo" premieres in NYC
• 1936 German air force begins bombing of Madrid
• 1938 K B Regiment refuses round-table conference in East-India
• 1938 LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann
• 1939 German U-boat torpedoes tanker Sliedrecht near Ireland
• 1940 World War II: In response to Germany's leveling of Coventry, England two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.
• 1941 German troops conquer Kertsh (probably)
• 1942 Assault of US B-17 Flying Fortresses on airport at Sidi Ahmed
• 1943 World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.
• 1944 US 9th division & 1st Army attacks at Geilenkirchen
• 1945 Yeshiva College (University), chartered in NY, 1st US Jewish College
• 1945 Founding of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
• 1945 Two new elements discovered by Glenn Seaborg, James, Morgan and Albert Ghiorso were are announced: americium (atomic number 95) and curium (atomic number 96)
• 1947 15,000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of nazis
• 1948 Operation Magic Carpet - 1st plane from Yemen carrying Jews to Israel
• 1950 Egyptian King Faruk demands departure of all British troops
• 1950 UN gets US government approval to issue postage stamps
• 1950 US President Harry Truman proclaims emergency crisis caused by communist threat
• 1952 Papagos' Greek Concentratie wins Greeks parliamentary election
• 1955 1st speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (Donald Campbell)
• 1955 Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Yussuph V returns to Morocco
• 1957 "Copper & Brass" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 36 performances
• 1957 Okla's NCAA win streak ends at 47 after losing to Notre Dame 7-0
• 1959 "Sound of Music" musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II first opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater, NYC, for 1443 performances
• 1960 NL batting champion Dick Groat wins MVP
• 1961 United Kingdom limits immigration from Commonwealth countries